Sunday, 11 December 2011

Sew Festive....and a Winner!

This weekend I have been shopping and sewing....lots of Christmas presents have been gathered ready to wrap, and there is some secret sewing under way....... but first i must make an announcement.......

....congratulations to Denise, and if you would like to email me your address (my email is on the sidebar there) your parcel will soon be winging it's way to your pretty home........
i would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway, i loved reading your sweet comments and finding lots of different blogs to enjoy, and hearing from old blog friends too of course....i wish i could send a gift to you all....but i will be holding regular giveaways in 2012...so good luck in the next one!

.....And now for a little festive sewing......a while ago i showed you some lovely Liberty fabrics....

....i like to use Liberty tana lawn in small amounts and this little gift bag was a perfect project for that...

........i used it to bind the top edges of the thick pure wool felt bag.....and made some yo yo's too.....

.....and here it is in this month's Sew magazine, with a redwork cross stitch bird design appliqued on the front as well.......

.....and here is a matching Christmas tag i made too, using bright beads for an extra festive feel.....you can find more ideas at Sew magazine here.......

.....this Scandinavian style applique Christmas stocking was made for my book Simple Sewn Gifts, and i loved sewing it....the fabrics were from a delightful little bundle that one of my daughters brought me back from a college trip to Amsterdam,...so it was lovely to use them in this special project.....here it is hanging on my mantlepiece at the moment, with the candles lit and everything cosy.....
Thank you for visiting me here today...wishing you a wonderful week and warm and happy times...back soon with lots of Christmassy pictures xxxxxx

Helen, I love your Christmas stocking! It is so beautiful and unique! I guess I love Scandinavian style! Also your grey felt hearts are wonderful! Great to see your crafts again in the magazine! Have a lovely weeke! x Teje

Well, we both know all Helens are creatures of extraordinary taste and talent, but you certainly have me beat in the sewing department. What a gorgeous stocking! If I tried I might be able to mend a sock!

Congratulations to the very lucky winner. What a lovely Christmas package.What a pretty red felt bag. I love the tag too. Attractive and quick projects like these are very welcome at this time of year.Angela xx

beautiful beautiful work helen, it is always such a treat to visit here and see what you've been up to. wish i could see that magazine although sometimes i am lucky and can find imported magazines at our local bookshop.congratulations to the VERY lucky winner!!

Congrats to the winner.. lucky! Love your red bag and the yo-yos! I saw a woman who made a yoyo garland and hung it across her fireplace mantel.. very cute!:¦:-·-:¦:-·-:¦:-·-:¦:-·-:¦:-·-:¦:-·-:¦:-·-:¦: *M*E*R*R*Y* *C*H*R*I*S*T*M*A*S*!*:¦:-·-:¦:-·-:¦:-·-:¦:-·-:¦:-·-:¦:-·-:¦:-·-:¦: ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

Hi Helen, Lucky Denise! Love the red yo-yo bag. I love the real 100% wool felt, it makes for such a substantial sturdy bag. The photos in the mags. are always so well done, I just don't know how you can get it all done. Congratulations on jobs so well done. Have a Merry week, xoRobin❤

Congratulations to the winner! You are so creative Helen and it must be a pleasure to work with such wonderful fabrics. I like the idea of using just a small piece of a favourite fabric to enhance a design. have a lovely week doing lots of Christmassy things! x

What a wonderful surprise, thank you so much Helen, I am really looking forward to receiving the prize,I will absolutely love it and thank you to all the lovely bloggers for their good wishes and congratulations,

Hi, Helen! So cute ornaments You made! SUPER CUTE :O)Congratulations to the lucky winner! Love all your inspirations :o)"COOL!"-said my daughter 13 y.o.***Merry Christmas***Warm wishes and hugs from Russia to You and all you FamilyNatasha & Fam

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I am a designer, author, illustrator, stitcher and I just love crafting and making things. I live on the North West coast of England with my lovely husband. My family mean the world to me - I have two amazing grown up daughters and three sweet grandchildren - two boys and a girl.